It was a daunting task, said Lee Miller, president of Miller Consulting Group of Fort Lauderdale.

``He had to be everywhere at once,`` she said, noting that Poland has more than 1,000 political parties and 200,000 local election commissioners in 47,000 towns and cities.

Miller, who spent about two weeks in Poland as a consultant to the Solidarity political party in May, invited Stepien to the United States. He will go first to Little Rock, Ark., to attend the convention of the International Association of Clerks, Recorders and Election Officials and Treasurers. The Solidarity party is named after and allied with Poland`s trade union.

Stepien will meet with the association board on Sunday and address the convention on Monday, said Orange County election supervisor Betty Carter.

Carter is director of the association`s election officials division.

After speaking at the convention, Stepien will come to Broward County on Monday, Miller said.

He is scheduled to attend the Broward County Commission meeting on Tuesday and will then go to Hialeah Gardens, where he will attend a city commission meeting.

While in Hialeah Gardens, Stepien will attend an exhibit focusing on Poland`s recent elections and meet with Mayor Gilda Oliveros.

During his stay in South Florida, Stepien also is scheduled to meet with Broward County elections supervisor Jane Carroll.

``She has one county to look after and he has a whole country, but Jane has much more equipment than he does. It should be quite an eye-opener for him,`` Miller said.

During his stay in Fort Lauderdale, Stepien will be looked after by Rep. Clay Shaw, R-Fort Lauderdale, and State Rep. Bob Shelley, R-Pompano Beach.

Stepien, who is also a senator in the Polish national government, will travel from South Florida to Washington before heading back to Poland, Miller said.

``This is really a whirlwind tour. We`re trying to make sure that he gets a good look at the American political system during the short time available to him,`` she said.

Stepien was recently nominated for the 1990 Democracy Medal of the International Association of Political Consultants for the work he did in making certain that the Polish elections ran smoothly and fairly, Miller said.

Last year`s winner was Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev.

Miller knows that Stepien faces long odds in winning the award because it usually goes to well-known political figures but, despite that, she is rooting for him to win.

``I have never met a more hard-working, dedicated public servant. And in this new era in Eastern Europe, I think we should take some time to express our appreciation for the people who actually make democracy work,`` she said.